Anthurium andraeanum

Anthurium andraeanum

(Honghe Chinese herbal medicine)

[synonym] Heye (Honghe Chinese herbal medicine), Wushihe and xiangshijiegu (Guizhou medicinal plant catalogue).

[source] it is the whole grass of Polygala tenuifolia.

Polygala lateralis

Subshrub perennial. Stem erect, 30-50 cm high, many branches, young branches covered with white long hair. Leaf blade ovate, 1.5-2 cm long, 1-1.5 cm wide, apex rounded or slightly concave, base shallowly cordate, entire, covered with white hairs on both sides, mostly veins and leaf margin, only midrib protruding from leaf back; few petioles. 2-4 lateral flowers, about 1 cm above leaf axils, covered by opposite leaves, symmetrical, green and white.

It grows in the sparse forest and grass on the hillside. It is distributed in Yunnan, Guizhou and other places.

[collection] collected in summer and autumn. Wash and dry.

[nature and taste] Honghe Chinese herbal medicine: "bitter and astringent, cool. "

[functions and indications] 1. Honghe Chinese herbal medicine: "clearing heat and detoxifying. "

② Guizhou medicine and plant Catalogue: "Nourishing Yin, restraining sweat, connecting bones. Night sweats, fractures. "

[selected formula] ① for laryngitis, tonsillitis and lymphadenitis: Rhizoma Polygoni Multiflori, decocted.

② Treatment of stomachache, cold fever, sore swelling: Herba palmatum three money. Take it by frying.

③ Treatment of traumatic bleeding: appropriate amount of Herba palmatidis, research powder, external application. (Honghe Chinese herbal medicine was selected)

Chinese PinYin : He Zhang Cao